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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2298869, member: 56859&quot;]As others have said-- yes it is real and it is <i>very</i> nice for the type!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin was issued in the first year of his reign when he was Caesar.&nbsp; His emperor father, Carus, died towards the end of that year and Carinus was elevated to Augustus.&nbsp; The same coin also exists with Augustus in the obverse legend, as below.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_406982b3db4f4c478dcf1a7b306df560.jpg/v1/fit/w_1700,h_810,q_90/ae43f8_406982b3db4f4c478dcf1a7b306df560.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Carinus</b></p><p>struck CE 283</p><p>potin tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.7 gm</p><p>Obv: AKMAKAPINOCCEB; laureate cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; LA in left field; star in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 4012(1-A), R3. Milne 4688</p><p><br /></p><p>Translation of legend abbreviations:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>A</b>(VTOKPATΩP)&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>K</b>(AICAP)&nbsp; <b>M</b>(APKOC)&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>A</b>(VPHΛIOC)&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>KAPINOC</b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>CEB</b>(ACTOC)</p><p>Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Augustus</p><p><b>L A</b></p><p>year 1</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is Emmett 4012 (1-C).&nbsp; Its obverse legend is:</p><p><b>A</b>(VTOKPATΩP)&nbsp; <b>K</b>(AICAP)&nbsp; <b>M</b>(APKOC)&nbsp; <b>A</b>(VPHΛIOC)&nbsp; <b>KAPINOC&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>K</b></b>(AICAP)</p><p>Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Caesar[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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